Old citybridge
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The old city bridge crosses the Nidelva river between Bakklandet and Kjøpmannsgata. The bridge was built in 1681 and is a well-known landmark in Trondheim. It has gone through several restorations and was open to car traffic right up until 2014. Today, the bridge is only used as a pedestrian and cycle path. The bridge goes by the name "Lykkens portal" after Trondheim's well-known city song "Nidelven - quiet and beautiful you are". Houses were built on each side of the bridge which were used as toll houses or guardhouses. In the 18th and 19th centuries, all goods brought into the city were taxed. At the entrance from Kjøpmannsgata, the one axis house still stands. It was first used to house the guard forces. Later it functioned as a dike master's residence, i.e. a residence for an officer in the engineering corps. The dike master lived here until 1968, when the home was taken over by a nursery school.